The Prime Minister highlighted the release of the 2014-15 Annual Financial Report of the Government of Canada which showed that, as a result of disciplined economic management, the Conservative government recorded a $1.9 billion budget surplus in 2014-15.

“A balanced budget is the foundation of our economic plan,” the Prime Minister continued. “It provides the basis for us to lower taxes further and make affordable, targeted investments to help Canadian families and keep our economy growing.”

The Prime Minister noted that the Liberals and NDP have called for massive new spending and tax hikes that would expose our fragile economy to current global instability. British Columbia’s disastrous experience with an NDP government in the 1990s is clear evidence of the risk those policies would pose.